Top 10 It’s All Journalism episodes of 2024

At the end of every year, It’s All Journalism looks back over the last 12 months to determine which episodes received the most downloads. The following are the most...

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649. Audiences seek personal connections to find their news

Megan Cloherty, senior reporter and 10 p.m anchor at KOAA5 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, talks about her experiences as a broadcast reporter, digital journalist and one of the founding...

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648. AI, community building and the future of journalism

Hanna Rifaey, head of strategic partnerships at the Online News Organization, and Meghan Murphy, ONA's director of programs, talk about the state of digital news, sustainability and ONA's AI...

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A look back at the Better News podcast

In this special episode, Jan Ross Sakian, API's Table Stakes community manager, joins host Michael O’Connell to wrap up the sixth and final season of the Better News podcast.

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647. Prison Journalism Program helps incarcerated individuals find their voice

Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha, co-founders of the Prison Journalism Project, discuss the challenges of creating and implementing a journalism curriculum in order to help incarcerated people find their...

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646. Skepticism is one thing, but pride in not trusting the media is a cynical cop out

Josh Hatch, senior director of digital at The Chronicle of Higher Education, discusses fake news, misinformation and the evolution of digital new over the last decade.

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Featured Guests

“I’m not saying we forget the lessons we learned in print or that we abandon the good value that was created.” 

“The heavy reliance on law enforcement to tell these narratives is really problematic. Their reports are inaccurate.”

“Here in Israel, I can be my whole full self and I can be a journalist and I can also be a Jew, it’s just my lifestyle.”

“Such a simple observation really made me reconsider every image of every person I had ever taken up to that point.”

Better News

Better News: Live events can help news organizations connect with their communities

Senior event producer Amy Zielinski shares how Vermont Public is using events to foster dialogue and connect with its audience.

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Better News: How the Henrico Citizen grew its email list and reader revenue

By focusing on the audience funnel, owner and publisher Tom Lappas was able to generate 9,000 email subscribers and generated $34,000 at the Henrico Citizen.

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Better News: Food and drink reporting drives revenue to The Sacramento Bee

Benji Egel of The Sacramento Bee discusses how news organizations can create a regional keepsake that drives revenue toward their newsroom.

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Better News: Tips and strategies for improving community-focused election coverage

David Plazas, director of opinion and engagement for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee, recently wrote a study for the Better News initiative on how The Tennessean created a significant,...

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